Kagura at Shirakami-san Aki Matsuri
Yesterday was the first day of the annual Shirakami-san aki matsuri autumn festivalat Shirakami Shrine in downtown Hiroshima city. As always
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Shirakami-san Aki Matsuri Autumn Festival
Shirakami Shrine, located right downtown on a busy intersection on Peace Boulevard next to the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel, is
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Free screening of Hiroshima Carp’s Climax Series vs Hanshin at Mazda Stadium
The Hiroshima Carp have a tough road ahead of them to make it to the Japan Series of baseball, having
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Hiroshima Carp Make The Playoffs For The First Time In 16 years: Let’s go shopping!
Hiroshima erupted with a mixture of elation and relief last night when its much-loved baseball team, the Hiroshima Carp, secured
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Chushu-no-meigetsu – night of the harvest moon
We are enjoying a beautiful akibare clear blue autumn sky today, perfect conditions for viewing tonight’s full moon. Tonight’s full
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Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival
Although not in Hiroshima, our near neighbours in Yamaguchi have the beautiful humped bridge of Kintaikyo that hosts a fantastic
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Hiroshima Carp go denim in August
The Hiroshima Carp may not be the winningest team in the league, but they do like to shake it up
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“Gently pressing out the creases on a blouse long folded up, I bring it into the light of the sun
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During World War II, loved ones or patriotic associations would ask women to add stitches to cloth strips or senninbari
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Breaking the Silence, an oral history play which spans a century of Japanese American history, celebrates its 28th anniversary with
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